Metal Detector Rental, Beach Haven LBI, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder
5 Rings Lost — 1 Recovered by NJ Ring Finder on the Jersey Shore
Elizabeth was enjoying a beautiful day at the Jersey Shore, soaking up the sun and having fun swimming and relaxing on the beach. To keep her jewelry safe, she removed all five of her rings and placed them carefully on her beach blanket.
As the day came to an end, Elizabeth began packing up. When she picked up the towel to shake it out, all five rings flew off into the sand. She managed to recover four of them, but one special ring was still missing.
After searching without success, she decided to call me — Edward Trapper, the NJ Ring Finder — a name she heard from several beachgoers nearby. We made arrangements to meet later that evening. The beach was mostly empty by then, which made things easier. Thankfully, Elizabeth had marked the location where she believed the rings had landed, just as I had asked.
I started searching the area she pointed out but came up empty. That’s when I asked her to demonstrate exactly how she shook out the towel. With strong southwest winds blowing, she showed me that she had been facing north when she did it. Based on that detail, I widened the search and adjusted my direction.
Just one additional pass in the new area and I had the missing ring in my scoop!
Elizabeth was stunned — and thrilled. It’s amazing how the smallest details can make all the difference.
I received a call on a sunny Friday afternoon from Rianna, who was in Beach Haven, Long Beach Island (LBI), NJ, with about 20 friends for a bachelorette beach weekend. Her friend Sarah had removed her engagement ring to apply sunblock and set it on her lap. A short time later, she stood up—and the ring vanished into the sand.
